Welcome!! Again.

by Carolyn on November 9, 2009

Ta Da!

Well? How do you like it?

As you can see, I’ve been busy as a little bee redesigning thegrownupchild.ca. And I really hope you like it. The header was designed by Lauren over at Restored 316 Designs and I did the rest myself. I’m still not completely done but the rest of the changes will be fairly minimal. The only large thing you’ll notice over the next few days is that I’m going to switch to a static home page; meaning that the ‘home’ link will always be a welcome page and there will be a tab in the menu for the ‘blog’ (aka – this page).

I would really like to know what you think. I’m a glutton for constructive criticism, so if you find the page now cluttered, confusing or taking too long to load, please let me know! Chances are that you are in good company and since I don’t just write this stuff for myself, I want the space to be as appealing as possible to a broad audience.

I mentioned in the earlier post (because I’m a crazed stalker who just kept hitting “refresh” every ten or so minutes) that I really like the new skin! Love the butterfly icon too!

But you know what? That’s not what makes this blog. You are. Your thought-provoking, self-inspecting blogs are. It’s amazing what I’ve learned about myself, you, and life in general through your blogs.

Paint it black, red, blue, green, or yellow. This blog will for always be something that makes people stop and think.

OMG! I love it!!! And I love the whole metamorphasis idea in your banner, somewhat of an analogy in reference to the whole “grown-up child” process…so clever! BTW, how funny that Lauren is moving my blog! I heard amazing things about her from other Bloggers which is why I chose her with the big move. It looks awesome, but I already knew you are.
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Thanks Heather! I’m actually not surprised you’re dealing with Lauren because I actually found her through you! I loved your design so much that I contacted Sour Apple Studios to see if they dealt with WordPress and they referred me to Lauren. lol. But yes, Lauren is *amazing*.

This is my first visit to your blog, but I have to say I like it. But I like “cluttered.” I think it looks creative and very personal, which is what it should be.
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WOW! I totally do NOT have a clue of what it looked like before, but I love the look I see now. I have been debating moving over to WordPress and as I see more ladies switching and the WordPress layouts, I envy more. I’m doing it darnit! Oh, btw…Happy SITS day girl!

Thanks Melissa! I agree, the content is what’s most important. But once I get started on something I tend to get kind of tunnel visioned. Now that this is done, I’ll be getting a new (quality) post up pronto!

It’s looking so wonderful and welcoming! Well done, keep up the great work, you have an excellent resource going and we appreciate all the hard work you do and all the great info you share!
Be well,
LA
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OH WOW! It’s so rad. I love that you have the butterfly life-cycle as your header. I always enjoy a good chrysalis picture and the one in the sidebar is so pretty. This really makes me want to switch to wordpress. Bad.

and speaking of change… i have a question ~ i am not sure if it stems from having constant change in my life as a child or not, but i am never satisfied with keeping things the same for too long, i move furniture, pictures on the wall, knick-knacks… i change my hairstyle frequently, my style of clothing and since i have my blog i find myself constantly looking for ways to change it… do you find this also to be true?

I love the design! It’s absolutely beautiful. I’m pretty new at blog designs/blogging in general and I’m currently working on my own design. This is inspirational.
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